Geopoliticus July 27, 2015 The Bigger Picture: China’s Energy Exploration in the East China Sea and Japan’s Security Debate Last week Japan released its annual defense review. For the first time, it revealed photographs of Chinese offshore drilling... Read more »
Geopoliticus June 16, 2015 Modi Flexes His Muscles: India’s Cross-Border Raid into Myanmar June 16, 2015 Last Tuesday, India launched a punitive raid into Myanmar. Seventy commandos from the Indian 21 Para... Read more »
Geopoliticus May 27, 2015 Strategic Intentions: China’s Military Strategy White Paper On Tuesday, China published its latest defense white paper. Unlike its’ eight predecessors, this document was the first time that... Read more »
Geopoliticus May 13, 2015 Japan’s Security Role in Southeast Asia (and the South China Sea) Only a few years ago, it would have seemed inconceivable that Japan would have any security role outside of... Read more »
Geopoliticus January 7, 2015 Decline in Oil Prices, Currency Pairs, and National Power Last autumn, headlines began to declare national “winners and losers” from the precipitous drop in oil prices over the... Read more »
Geopoliticus July 8, 2014 Japan’s Constitutional Reinterpretation and Its Pursuit of New Security Relationships On July 1, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe announced that his cabinet approved a resolution to reinterpret Article Nine... Read more »
Geopoliticus May 9, 2014 Friends in Many Places: Vietnam’s Diplomacy Last Wednesday, Vietnam feted the 60th anniversary of its victory over French forces at Dien Bien Phu. But earlier... Read more »
Geopoliticus April 30, 2014 Obama’s Visit to Asia and U.S. Alliances As foreign trips go, President Barack Obama’s visit to Asia in April 2014 was more important than most. It... Read more »
Geopoliticus February 4, 2014 Railway to Somewhere: Thailand’s Politics and China’s Reach in Southeast Asia Despite elections last Sunday, Thailand remains riven by political conflict. On the one side is the current government of Prime... Read more »
Geopoliticus January 22, 2014 Fox Hunting: China’s Response to Japan’s Diplomatic Campaign Last November, I wrote a blog entitled What Does the Fox Say? that outlined once-hesitant Japan’s efforts to raise... Read more »